gladstone

Goondoon Street is thought to be of Aboriginal origin meaning "waterbag". It was first named Goondoon in the original survey carried out by MacCobe in 1853. Many significant houses and buildings are in Goondoon street. * 79 Goondoon street - The Grand Hotel was built in 1898 by Faircloth of Bundaberg. * 98 Goondoon Street - In 1919 Colin Patrick purchased a Jeweller shop. * 4 Goondoon Street - Originally a private home, the house was converted into the Metropolitan Hotel in 1865. * 7 Goondoon Street - One of Gladstone's oldest buildings, part of the former Returned and Services Lauge (RSL) Clubhouse was originally the first Gladstone Town Hall. The foundation stone was laid on 28 November 1868. * 33 Goondoon Street - The town's first Post Office was officially gazetted on 1 July 1954. More can be found on the website: gragm.qld.gov.au/media/2361/over-the-hill-pavement-decals...

The town’s first post office was built in 1932. The original post office, however, was located in another area and was built in 1854. This building was a purpose-designed post office for the Commonwealth Postmaster General. What makes this building particularly significant is that only seven of the ‘twin porch’ post offices were ever built in Queensland. This is the only one with a clock tower. It was eventually sold to private businesses in 1997. A truly magnificent building. Source: curateyourownadventure.com/2017/09/03/over-the-hill-glads...

Barney Point (1428) is the only swimming beach in the township of Gladstone and is located 1 km east of the city centre, on Barney Point. It is a 300 m long, east facing beach that usually only receives low wind waves generated inside the harbour. It is composed of coarse sand and pebbles and consequently has a relatively steep beach face, fronted by 200 m wide tidal flats. It is backed by a reserve that commemorates the founding of Gladstone, together with a picnic, playground and barbecue area. While the access, facilities and easterly views are all attractive, the adjoining northern half of the point is occupied by a large coal storage facility, with the jetty and wharf running off the northern tip of the point, all within 1 km of the beach. A seawall for the facility forms the northern boundary of the beach, with rock flats and a 20 m high grassy bluff to the south. Source: beachsafe.org.au/beach/qld/gladstone/barney-point/barney-...

Barney Point Beach is the city's birthplace - Gladstone's first settlers landed here in 1847. It's also the location of the city's earliest grave, with historical plaques marking points of interest. A floating tidal enclosure makes for safe summer swimming. Source: www.queensland.com/au/en/plan-your-holiday/journeys/p-56b...